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VOLUME THAOLINAE DECEMBER 253918.
S[CR[ CONCLAY[8
O[[ONGTO PAST
Northcliffe Speaks for
Open Dernocyacy
MUST ADOPT
WILSON IDEAL
peace Negotiations 31ust be Conducted
So that People tiny Know What, is
Goingr Oin. British Pulisher S;ays
Labiuor is .Alirled at. Reports that
Sitilngis W1ill be Secret.
Paris, Hoe. "n.--(Iy the Associated
Press'.-- Lord Northellffe, chairma n of
the L.ondon headipuarters of the Brit
ish miwsion to the tlited Stales, who
is vist;ing I'aris today, gave to the As
sociated Press the following statc
nient hrardin"; his ideas as to the need
of open dliplomaey in conducting the
Peace negotiations, so that the people
may know .wimt is goigag on:
"Nothing can he Worse for the pros
pects of the coining cionference," said
Lord Northeliffe, "than an atmiiosihere
of secrecy and half truths. Yet up
totthe present there has been no olfc
ial statement that the momentous
meetings about to take place, w\ill be
held in accordance with President Wil
son's expressed views on the question
of open diplomacy.
"The (lays of secret conclaves are
dead and gone. Clandestine assen
blies are harbingers of intrigues, sus
picion and possible deception. It
would be intolerable that the fate of
whole nations-great and small
should be decided in secret. Shall
the destinies of millions of people in
all quarters of the globe be left to the
tender mercies of a comparative hand
ful of delegates, against whose en
actment there is no public .appea)?
Such would be mockery of that prin
ciple of self determination of freed
nations which has been fought for and
won In this war.
"Labor, upon which the great losses
of life during the iwar have mainly
fallen, is alarmed at the prospect of
great world plans being carried out
without its knowledge. It is reported
from London that the labor party has
sent a strong protest to our govern
ment, which so far, has done nothing
to allay public anxiety on the subject.
"The British press and people may
'h relied upon to support fully the
president's enlightened expression of
opinion as to the needs of publicity at
'the momentous meetings expected to
begin in Paris in February. Surely
the world has suffered enough from
secret diplomacy to realize that me
dievalism of that kind is totally in
compatible with the conception of a
league of free nations. A great part
of the president's popularity is due to
the'knowledge that he is the father of
open diplomacy, which it *was under
stood would be the course adopted at
the forthcoming sessions.
VICTIM 4F PARIALYSJS
Life of J1. II. Dukes Enids ati (ross Hill
in lity-seventhm Year.
Cross lill, D~ec. 20.,.i. Ii. D~ukes was
str'icken withI paralysis Thumiirsday a f
ternoon and( ied .alonday. lie was
abiout 37 yeears old and a moan of many
good qutalities, which endea redl him to
everybody In the commnunity, ie is
suii ved by a son, Sloan I)iukes of
C:olumbia; three daughters, Airs. Eta
nice Allien of iChappelo an 111 isses
Clara and Sara Dukes of this place,
The bodly was interred in Liberty
Springs cemietery beside that of his
wife, who die(d about 15 years ago.
Taiking Oflicers' ('ourse.
Friends in the county of ".Jap" Cald
well and 1Bob Iharnett, bo0th members of
Co. D, will be glad to know that they
have recently been at an ofmcers' train
ing campi in France training for a com
mission. They were both in the big
fight when the Thirtleth Iiwent through
the liindenburg Ilin'e, but wvent to the
training camp afterwards. 'Whother
or not they will get thelir commissions,
now that the wvar is ended, Is not
known, according to letters received
from them by their reiattves.
The triends of Nat ichardson were
ditl to see h.im in the etty again Mon
day, after being away for several
inonths in Charleston, Government
work Rooms to have agreed with him,
partly', as ho has lost 42 pouInds while
iay.K
POWER CONTRACT MATTER
AGAIN POSTPONED BY COUNOII
Committe to Report at Meeting to b
Ield 'T'hursdny Night. Licenses an
Water and Light hills to be Collect
ed Promptly.
City council met again in sessioi
Thursday night to hear the report o
the committee sent to Clinton, New
berry and Union to investigate power
costs in those cities. The committee
made its report, which is printed be
low, and another committee compose;
of Aldermen Easterby, 1)ial and Mayon
labh to draw up another proposal t(
mubmit to the local power compan}
and to report back to the concnil
Thursday nl igilt. The discussiois o
the power contract weire along Ile
satme line as the (ihenissions whitel
have takeni place al the several n'eet
nas recently. Mayor hahbh reiteratin
lis de(Ia ration made at a former irel
inu. that he wonli not sign :ny con
Iract wit the Il'we'r coimpa ny for ;
etht Ii of time beyoni his term of of
tire ntie:;' the contract was irst rati
lied by a vote of the people. A shor
risenssion of the advisability of pitt
ing the Iightt and water system under
'ornnission Inanagem ent took place
Sut no action was taken on it.
The report of the committee which
visited adloining cities was as follows:
Report. of ('ommtipee to ('ity ('ouncil
We fotnd at Clinton, S. C., tha.t they
:o not keep the light and water ac
-ounts separate from the city and do
riot charge the city for street lights oi
fire protection. Mayor Copelant
stated that in his opinion it cost the
ity about. 4 to 5 cents per K-W to
renerate his current. This is taker
rror the present high price of coal
nd labor. They charge 15 cents per
K-W for lighting to the consumer. Nc
motor power in sold for less than 5
ents per K-W. Consumittion of coal
it Clinton is 33 tons per week, gen
rating S-160 K-W. Mr. Copeland
tated that it costs $1,100 per month
ooperate the plant and. that the tad
not made any money the last twr
rears, and, in fact, had come out a lit
10 behind. Mr. Copeland was in fa
or of municipal ownership, and that
revious to the last two years had
lade a little money, and all the profits
tad been used in extending the lines
nad putting in new are ligths.
Report of Newberry.
The present power contract is with
he Southern Power Co., and was made
)ctober 1.1, 1924, for a term of ten
years and with privilege to renew
tame. This contract calls for Pri
nary power, 24-hour service, at 1 1-2
ents per K-W; minimum at $250 per
nonth. This power is used for what
wer service they see fit to pull. They
ave -the contract so they can use for
notor power up to 99 H-P, and the
rice is on the sliding scale.
The price to the consumer for lights
n residences is 10 cents per K-W.
ie motor rate is: first 250 K-W 8
rents; 250 to 500 K-W 7 cents; 500 to
r50 K-W 6 cents. They have 129
00 candle power street lamps; -13 250
alndle power street Hams; 10 400 can
lie power st reet ilmps.
This plower' is fitrnlihed to tile city
ree of aill charges andt all walter' hy
Irants. tUnder tis contract thley can
lemandt not 111r1 than 500t hlor's po0w
'r. They pay, uinder this contract, to
lhe Southiernl l'owver Co., an average
f $719.12 per m~onthl. Theicy arie ma k
ing a lit tie over $200 Per mnonthl above
il ex penses, anti they are also usingw
1l the preilts in ox tension. They
-ulli off thetir1 street lI ghts on all brigh i
l1(onl1ight n iights betwen tetn and(
'leve~n o'clock. When they opeorated
hleir steam plant prior to 1914 it cost
hem11 2.9 'entis 1)er K-W to produce
.ewer. Mr. Schumpert, the suplerin
('ndenit, was personally In favor of
nunicipmal ownlershin un ilesrs a conlt ract
tiillar to thleirrs couldi be ob~tineld,
~lant operaltedi underi Coinmssion forum
)f gover'inment.
lIepiort of Ulnion.
WVe find thley hlave light and water
miat under~t Commission form and(
tame in goodl condition. . They have
'hanged suiperinltenldents andl preseiC
unperintendent is as yet unfamiliar
a t11 costs. 'rho plant pulls 24 hours
nd they only butrn street lights to
ibout 12 o'clock on moonlight nighlts,
fr.' Foster statedl that in his oiion
i. cost the city about 4 cents piel K-W,
nd1( at tile same1 timo thley werIe miak
ng about $1,000 per month clear'.
'hley received from motor load for
Jovemberu $544.92. They have con
Lioted up all the cotton mili villages
ith light and furnishl water to South
rn Railway Co., which gives them
lulto a nico rovenue. Amount of coal
HUNGER
Famine Conditions
Food Shortage approchinf
Serious Food Shortage
Sufficient Present Food Su
But Future Seri
g Peoples alead receiv
AIlaertCar sic
RTE Unclassified
D.CEMB, 1, 1918
M E D
..
A food map of Europe today shows
not a single country in which the fu
ture does not hold threat of serious
difficulties and only a small part which
is not rapidly approaching the famine
point. With the exception of the
Ukraine only those countries which
have maintained marine commerce
have sufficient food supplies to meet
.ajtual .needs until next harvest, and
even in the Ukt'aihe, with stores aceu
mulated on the farms, there is famine
in the large centers of population.
Belgium and northern France, as
well as Serbia, appear on the hunger
map distinct from the rest of Europe
because they stand in a different rela
tion from the other nations to the peo.
ple of the United States. America has
for four years maintained the small
war rations of Belgium and northern
France and is already making special
efforts to care for their increased
after-the-war needs, which, with those
of Serbia, must be included in this
plan, are urgent in the extreme and
must have immediate relief.
The gratitude of the Belgian nation
for the help America has extended to
her during the war constitutes the
strongest appeal for us to continue our
work there. The moment the German
armies withdrew from her soil and she
was established once more in her own
consumed for November 212 tons, pro
ducing 100,38.1 KJW. They have also
spent all the profits in extending their l
lines. Cost of making the current did
not. include the superintendent's sal
ary, wh.ich was $175.00 tier monthi.
The commit tee also met Mr. (or-r
ganus, thie Di1v isioni RaIpein ten dent or
the Sonithern Power Co. Upon being
qluestiloned as to the probabhilitiles of
bui11ldIng a line In to Lauiirens he sai
lhe didn't think they would( for thle cia \
load a lone, buiit wonuld take the matt r~ t
up with .1. W. Fox, their general super
intendent. H~e stated that 3 cents ier
RAV ap~pearedl a little high compared -
wit h the prie'; they were acenstom
edl to t'ha rgIi. Rega rd ig fi xing
miniuim rate, lie saidl that It should
lie tlxed at a little less than the aver
age monthly consumpution. Hie also
st atedi t hat In case we could not ob-t
faIn a rate of less than 3 cents per
K-W it "'as his opinIon that it could
not1 he piroducedl by steam at t his price.
C. Mf. iahh,
Albert Dial.
After disposing of thle powVer mat t r
conncl took upl the matter of collec
tIon of licenses and water and1( electrie
liIght h illls. A resol ut ion was offered
and ipassedl that all licenses muist lie i
paidl by the 10th of .January and that
where water and light hills remained
uninm1( after the twentIeth of each
nnt h tha't thle superIntendent lie in
struceted to discontinue servIce and to
charge a fee for reconnection.
Stores to (lose.
It is generally understood flint the
stores of th, ity will close their idoor.s
Christmas day according to the usual
custom. j
DRAWS I
m ne Point
'ply
UKRAIN
lAw" "0
(>LA.
//'A
S4'R E A
neat of government the little nation'
first thought was to express her grati
tude to the Commission for Relief L
elgium for preserving the lives o
4 llions of her citizens.
-Germany, on the other hand, nee
not figure In such a map for Amer
cans because there Is no present indl
cation that we shall be called on at a]
ttake thought for the food needs o
ermany. Germany probably can car
for her own food problem If she I
given access to shipping and Is enable
to distribute food to the cities wit]
dense populations, which are the trou
ble centers.
England, France, the Netherland
and Portugal, all of which have bees
maintained from American supplies
have sufficient food to meet Immediat
needs, but their fututre presents ser:
ous dificulties. The same is true o
Spain and the tern neutral cou
tries-Norway, Sweden and Denmar
-whos re i been open and wh
have been able to draw to some degre
upon foreign supplies.
Most of Russia Is already in thi
throes of famine, and 40,000,000 people
therae thbeyond the possibility o
help. Before another spring thot
sands of them inevitably must de
This applies as weil to Poland an
practically throughout the Baltic wt
Wt. it. M1OTT11E IDEA,t
or Many Yuals aanager of the Cobn.
ty Poor Farm he tre prere ands
Spinton.
tries-Nway. S.\ede foan ears
-whoe or theunyfr beetenadwhe
hae bn alto, draw tohere denday
uonnfoein wsp riedtns
ost ofre .\usndayi alreain Th
heon fines, and 000,0 ieopi
7theryare beond atie posiilt f
hep.oyefore manotersring thoir
sandsh o thnemvievitealy. sd
Tists applie as freind tPoand rean
prthifany.dne thrutteBalti hei
Or aily improvitingfr o the w'ound.
Mhic he reeie whoten his mapyars
ar or the Thitithar Divisitrok
broig te Wasndnbur ne.a iet
mithase ws tuk in fthe hit ehrap
\anl shell, a is unetod and enso
heotoht in wol~kid seal' mnthii
.tiforet h e uih e leaveatl fthi
lotpt a.lis a now:intr1'1 a a ril hos
n earlyedat fo mangyatn e the
iMrsi. .100orac . 1Sain DeIihri ad.
ies heret.of eir. 8lrae ofC. .\)e
leath Sunat y. atiherhoe ina hresk
lieli, aeraeteded whilnis. cmanr
pe~ainwsauhe of the'hitihlivio, laott
limt. J. e I. B lack, of g Blackbu. Shiti
tihWs survivedib her te i husd slorcl)
telshell, and iseveraldesiste, n oe-0
vo lar. i,1 H.~ iler, oft Cros
haIIti. "rtc.hmtta emvda
FHE MAP ;|
VSS/A i
K SEA
RKEY
s glons, with conditions most serious in
I- Finland.
a Bohemia, Serbia, Ioumania and
f Montenegro have already reached the
famine point and are suffering a heavy
d toll of death. The Armenian popula.
I- tion Is falling each week as hunger
I- takes its toll, and in Greece, Albania
I1 and Roumania so serious ar the food
f shortages that famine is rfar. Al
e though starvation is not yet imminent,
s Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Tur
LI key are in the throes of serious strin
li gencies.
1- In order to fulfill America's pledge
in world relief we will have to export
s every ton of food which can be han
1 died through our ports. This means at 1
i, the very least a minimu of 20,000,000
a tons compared with 0,00,600 tons pro.
war exports and 11,820,000 tons ex.
f ported last year, when we were bound
, by the ties of war to the European
{ allies.
If we fail to lighten the black spots
B on the hunger map or if we allow any
portions to become darker the very
a peace for which we fought and bled
a will be threatened. Revolt and anarchy
f inevitably follow famine. Should this
- happen we will see in other parts of
Europe a repetition of the Russian do.
I baclk and our fight for world peac'
will have been in vain,
''O EN'I'I llI'AIN SOLI)ltILS.
Fi riteen Soldiers From ('niip Jaek
on( ExPected iI the City Today to
Spend (hrsitmas,
1.i3htee ( sohliers30 from Cam Jaci ) 11k
503on are' expecteed to arr'3ive in the' city
oheier this ef'hteroon or tonIight3 to re'
min as gu. ests inl Ianens 11mes3for
Chistm'. Th'ieir' ('ntertainmen10t here4
is par't of' a staitewide prtogram31 inan13
('nr t d in ('ohnnhin to3 give' 0ach sol
dier3 at ':3np '.lkson ai Christ 3m:s
d 3in13 r. (11ther33 (in 13311bia 03r in3 0ne of
31he (ot133 towns5 of the state. Thel ma3:3
*e wa3' 13. first br3onghlt to thle al33ention3
or W'. L. (ray, preosh.Ient of the Chamin
h~er (13 Commerce030, and( hie, wi3th .\lr
.\1 ('un and( AMiss a S ullivan11133.8se'
retar of the3' home Ser'vi('( depart-'3
ment1 of th3e R1ed (Cross, ar'rangdi to
seenre3 homes)11 for' themi. TIhiose who3
wi'll takc two soldiers ('a(1ch3 are .\'8
0(hnes0 J. S. Hentiot, .J. 0. C. iFlemng1
J. C. Owings, JTos. II. Sullivan, 8. I).
ibires1s05, WV. L. Gra1y , 0. 13. Smun1ous00
a 'ul T.1)Dunlap).
IlIES 01' INFIKE'lNZA.
Villler 111ff, Ekteeni Years of Age
Pa3'ne3. tinay nt ('ross 1illi.
C s~ llill. D)ec. 2(0.- After3 an3 illness8
1 ' lite more3' than a3 week. Aliller Iliitt.
(''3 o''" 8(n of K~hrs. (13ssie liit, died1'(
Mol( ay:3 miorninii. 1ii death011 was the'
3'r3 in t hIs ('03n31133i3y from31 inluenza'331.
'I wa aV 1 youn3g 3man3 (of sterI lg (333l1
t iq' and will be greoally m3issedl not1
by~ his wlIe-wed mother101 but by
' ltire 00onmnity. Although not1
((n3t3 18 years' ofS 0a ge, he held1( an3 im1
3'ri'3nt3 311ace in th1e 1busines5 life of
'ro0s5 11111. ie was1 a member103 of 3130
Unairtist Church'el at Het habaria and 1130
remai.llns wereC 13nterr'ed In the cemeter03y
thiere.
bLeut, and is. Joe Phinney, of Clin
ton, nyere shopping in the city Monday.
PR[SID[NT VISITS
WOQJ[D SQ[DI[RS
In Red Cross Hospital In
France
MEN SHOWED
GOOD CARE
l'reshlIent Visits Ilospitall Win-re \Mler
iell Sothlirs. .i.oxily Surii ;s of
the I'ieilt .\rund (il. Im tl 'I li( rry,
are lieineu T1ronfed,. I 'imis I mon in
I:xiellert ' Jpirits ( an ti l (ari-d
I-',
talkl.' w ith t welvit II in
wanni 1caln- 1 .\mor i 'vts. i! for i
hervio-nI the ('lhir.T
in 'l lu pi1,;.' , visitin-! :ver 1w1r
Ln ited the11 Frch ,, hos!a!+ Va l de
Gr'aee.
Speaking of' h is expeiene. at lb.
American hspital, the president said:
"I wentll rough the American hospi
l at Neill y with the gieatest in-.
teriest. and1(1 the greatest satisfaction. I
found the men almirably taken nre of
and almost without exception in exel
lent spirits.
"Only a very few of them lookei
really ill. ,nd I think that their moth
e's and thei' friPnds would have been
entirely pleased, by their suiround ings
and the alert look in their eyes and
the keen interest they took in every
thing about them.
'"I am sure that they will go hadk
to -their loved ones at home with a new
feeling of Joy, alike in their recovery
and in the tine service they have been
able to render.
(loing to the American hospital with
the expectation of riemlaiinng an hour,
the president found four hours all too
short, as lie felt that he could not leave
without speaking with every man, and
he expressed regret only of his inabili
ty to clasp the hand of every American
soldier in France.
The president looked tired and wors
when. the ordeal was finished, for not
withstanding the cheerfulness of the
men and the care which they were re
ceiving, there (were many affecting
cases in the wards.
When he canme to one very hadly
wounded the president sat on the edge
of the cot for a moment and asked
wlere he was from and win-re he had
been wounded. Hie adlired his war
('osses and lecotat ions. Noiicint
that many of his wounds were in 'he
leg, the president asked:
"Wly have we here no men wound
ed in thle uppelr harit ot' thle botdy"
"'cile ln h ate wouitnded abov-e t he
wiaist atr. tnt lit-i-: Ihey~ hav-. igon'
ovr, answere i t heit solhdie souplyii i.
One of the men-t t tiresidtl(-i Came to
stant [rotdl itte--twxt li -eah tin
i tutn aplia--n for' retin i-a umo
ittlntsr. --Ibist t ' It-e a I 'asil yl
at tratt po ie an it n dtutyd in
I amt' \tt a to I e 1 o lt o k .at a he .
" iYo 'ae .ii'-n !e mea-n- imth
ftOrei at. lt'w id -lt ." rma inh ai the
shtier. "ttI uisd 'to bet i it-ait' or
Siani a ~ill jtoa hld (it llt v i' ii. I ;aton
tl'in' e at' hi-l I n ook . a t o ta"
Th( Vi si dnt hasined i ftly 1ti
he' honadnd the a hosint av
a tirwa i.tan IItt iawo ne meians
fromtt nl bat tls ar d '.ta
Thilery hae passu ed f i thro ugh -.ll
hosta'. M-PThoe J0 reninn'r tohe
Hialden ofrer ret eu dling t r
take place tlhis month.i ie.tou